grijsaard
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from Middle Dutch grisaert. Equivalent to grijs (“grey”) + -aard, although grijs may be associated with the Middle Dutch verb grisen (“to mutter, grunt”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]grijsaard m (plural grijsaarden, diminutive grijsaardje n)
References
[edit]- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “grijsaard”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute